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Mary Treen

Mary Treen

Birthday: 1907-03-27 | Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Mary Treen (born Mary Louise Summers, March 27, 1907 – July 20, 1989) was an American film and television actress, a familiar face who brought levity to the screen. A minor actress for much of her career, she managed to secure a plain, unassuming niche for herself in the Hollywood of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Early years She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of attorney Don. C. Summers and actress Helene Sullivan Summers. In 1908, when Mary Louise was 11 months old, her mother sued her father for divorce on the grounds that he failed to provide for her. Her father died while she was an infant. She was reared in California by her mother and her stepfather, a physician. Treen attended the Westlake School for Girls and a convent where she tried out successfully in school plays. Career During her career, Treen was seen in over 40 films. Among her film roles were Tilly, the secretary of the Building and Loan, in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and the role of Pat in the drama Kitty Foyle (1940) starring Ginger Rogers. Her longest-running role was as Hilda, the maid and baby nurse, in 64 episodes from 1962 to 1965 of the NBC and CBS sitcom The Joey Bishop Show. Earlier, in the 1954–1955 season, she was cast in thirty-eight episodes as Emily Dodger on the CBS sitcom Willy. Death Treen died of cancer in Newport Beach, California, July 20, 1989. She was 82. Her only survivors were distant cousins. One of her cousins was actor Mort Mills.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2001
The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

as    Nurse Margaret Brody

1956
When Gangland Strikes

as    Emily Parsons

1956
Bundle of Joy

as    Matron

1953
Let's Do It Again

as    Nelly

1952
Room for One More

as    Grace Roberts (as Mary Lou Treen)

1948
Shed No Tears

as    Hilda (Uncredited)

1948
Let's Live a Little

as    Miss Adams

1946
From This Day Forward

as    Alice Beesley

1946
One Exciting Week

as    Mabel Taylor

1946
Swing Parade of 1946

as    Marie Finch

1946
Strange Impersonation

as    Talkative nurse

1944
Swing in the Saddle

as    Addie LaTour

1944
The Navy Way

as    Agnes

1944
Casanova Brown

as    Monica Case, the Maid

1944
Hands Across the Border

as    Sophie Lawrence

1943
The Powers Girl

as    Nancy

1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy

as    Dawn

1942
Stand By All Networks

as    Nora Cassidy

1941
Pacific Blackout

as    Irene

1940
Girl in 313

as    Jenny, Hotel Maid

1938
Swing It, Sailor!

as    Gertie Burns

1938
Kentucky Moonshine

as    Sugar Hatfield

1937
Talent Scout

as    Janet Morris

1936
Fugitive in the Sky

as    Agatha Ormsby

1936
Brides Are Like That

as    Jennie

1936
The Captain's Kid

as    Libby, the Housekeeper

1935
Red Hot Tires

as    Maggie

1935
Maybe It's Love

as    Secretary (uncredited)